Hal Thompson: The Guy from "Animal Crackers"
For whatever reason, I don't find Hal Thompson (1899-1966) half as objectionable as most of the ciphers and cigar store Indians who played the male love interests in Marx Brothers' comedies. Maybe it's because as Johnny Parker in Animal Crackers (1930) he shares the "professional stiff" duties with Zeppo, and the movie is so rich […]